Gates Learjet LR24DXR incident near St. Paul Island, Alaska, February 6, 1983
On February 6, 1983 at about 10:30 pm local time, a Gates Learjet LR24DXR, registered N456JA, suffered minor damage in an incident near St. Paul Island, Alaska (St. Paul Island airport). It was a business flight under general aviation rules (Part 91, subpart F). No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 6, 1983 · about 10:30 pm local time
- Place
- St. Paul Island, Alaska · St. Paul Island · map
- Type
- Incident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 3 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Gates Learjet LR24DXR
- Registration
- N456JA · registry record · serial 265
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Flight
- Business flight · general aviation rules (Part 91, subpart F)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WHILE ON LANDING ROLL OUT THE ACFT SLID TO THE LEFT AND CONTACTED A SNOW BERM CAUSING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TO FAIL AFT.THE REPORTED WINDS WERE 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY & THE RUNWAY WAS COVERED WITH ICE.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 14,000 hours in all; 1,000 in this make and model
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,854 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 16 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 13,500 lb
- Seats: 8
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Ge CJ610-6 (turbojet); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: BET Bethel AK
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 36, 5,075 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: dusk
- Wind: from 090° at 18 knots, gusting 25
- Sky: broken clouds at 1,000 ft; not recorded
- Temperature: 34°F (1°C), dew point 28°F (-2°C)
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N456JA the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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